Multiple compartment dispensing cabinet



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Patented Feb. 22, 1938 MULTIPLE GOMPARTMENT DISPENSING GABINET Wesley S.Corbin, Ridley Park, Pa., assiznor to Scott Paper Company, Chester, Pa.,a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 14, 1935, sensi No.54,498

1 cizim. wiem-152) The principal object of this invention is to providea' practical unitary structure combining a paper towel dispenser and autility cabinet having shelves upon which may be placed a brush and comband such articles as cosmetics and medrbeing kept under lock and key inthe dispensing.

compartment and being periodically replenished by. a service man, theunit also providing the customer with a separately accessible utilitycompartment for his personal convenience.

With the foregoing objects in mind, a further object of the invention isto provide a unit cabinet of the stated Character having the requiredcompactness of form and ornamentai appearance.

In the attached drawing: i Figure 1 is a view in perspective of acabinet made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the cabinet showing the interior ofthe utility compartment and the manner in which access is had thereto;'

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective illustrating the interior of thetowel-dispensing compartment and the manner of access to the latter, andy Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3. With reference to thedrawing, the embodiment of my invention therein illustrated comprises arear or base structure I forming the casing of the towel-dispensingcompartment and comprising a rear wall 2, side walls 3, 3 and top andbottom walls 4 and 5 respectively. The front wall of this compartment isformed by the rear wall 6 of a casing 1, which in the present instanceis hinged' at 8 to one of the Vertical edges of the base structure I.The bottom wall 5 of the base structure I is inclined upwardly away fromthe rear wall 2 and is provided with a transverse slot 9 having acentral depression II in its lower edge. The compartment formed in thebase 'structure I is designed to receive a stack |2 of paper towels inwhich the individual towels are supported at an inclination determinedby the angle of incline of the bottom wall 5. The towels forming thestack are folded in well known manner so that, as shown in-Fig. 4, onefree edge II of the lowermost towel of the stack extends into the slot 9in readily accessible position permitting withdrawal of 'the towel fromthe compartment. 5 The central depression II of the lower edge of theslot 9 facilitates the withdrawal operation in obvious manner.

The casing 1, in addition to the rear wall which as previously describedforms the closure 10 for the towel-dispensing compartment, comprisesside walls Il, Il which in the normal position of the casing withrespect to the base structure I and as shown in'Flgs. 1 and 2 formcontinuations of the side walls 3, 3 of the base 15 structure I. Thecasing also comprises topland bottom walls IS, IS which in like'mannerform continuations of the top and bottom walls, 4 and 5 respectively,of. the base structure I. To the forward edge of one of the side wallsIl, preferably that oneof the side walls which lies (m the oppositesideof the cabinet from the hinge I. is hinged, as indicatedat Il, a doorI'I which forms a closure for the rutility compartment formed in thecasing 'I. This door preferably is provided with a' mirror panel Il. Asshown in Fig. 2, the vutility compartment may be provided with shelvesIS for reception of brush and comb and any medicines, cosmetics orsupplies that may be desired. i

In accordance with vmy invention, I may provide suitable means, asindicated at 2|, 2| in Fig. 3, for looking the casing 'I in positionclosing the towel-dispensing compartment, this lock being manipulated torelease the casing and to provide access to the dispensing compartmentby means of a suitable key insertedin the keyhole 22. By this means, thetowel-dispensing compartment in the base structure I may be madeaccessible to a duly authorized person only, 40 thereby preventingtamperingwith the towels, or removal of the towels in bulk or except byindividual withdrawalfrom the slot 9. The cabinet is so constructed thataccess to the utility compartment is entirely independent of, and does45 not afiord access to, the towel compartment. n The device, therefore,is well suited for use by paper towel supply services, wherein theservice man alone is in possession of the key aflording access to thetowel compartment. lSuitable locking means may also be provided for thedoor- I'I of the utility compartment, the key in this case beingretained by the customer, it being noted that access by the service manto the 'towel com- 56 partment does not require access to the utilitycompartment.

A cabinet made in accordance with my invention is characterized by therelative compactness of form, particularly as to width and height,required in a cabinet of this character; is capable of suitablyornamental design treatment; and meets in full degree all therequirements of a device of this class.

I claim:

A unitary combined towel dispensing and utility cabinet comprising arear casing section having a back panel and upper, side and bottom wallsextending forwardly from the respective edges of said panel to provide acompartment with an open front, said rear section being adapted for'reception of a towel pack and said bottom wall having an aperturethrough which said towels may be individually withdrawn from thecabinet, a forward casing section hinged to the front edge of one of theside walls of said rear section comprising a rear panel of a size toclose the open front of said rear section and provided with a smooth,continuous rear surface, and upper, side and bottom walls extendingforwardly from said rear panel and forming continuations of the upper,side and bottom walls of said rear section, said forward section and therear panel thereof being thereby adapted to form a closure for the frontof said rear section and presenting an uninterrupted smooth surface onthe rear of the front compartment, and a door hinged to the forward edgeof a wall of said forward section, the hinge for the door being on awall opposite the hinge between the forward and rear sections.

WESLEY S. CORBIN.

